"Hacked, Abandoned, and Overpriced: Exposing the Worst Web Hosting Scams"

koncevoi

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Title: Hacked, Abandoned, and Overpriced: Exposing the Worst Web Hosting Scams

"Hey guys, I'm calling out all the scammers out there who are preying on unsuspecting webmasters. I've seen some pretty shady web hosting services that promise the world but deliver nothing but headaches, security breaches, and empty pockets. Let's share our worst experiences so we can all avoid these scams and stick with reputable hosts."
 

murzani

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"Y'all gotta be kidding me with some of these hosting scams out there. I've had bad experiences with some of them too, like when my site got hijacked by some shady provider and they demanded a ransom to fix it. Thanks for sharing this thread, gonna def make sure to avoid these guys"
 

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"Yikes, just had to bail from CloudHosting a month ago, similar experience - promised 99.9% uptime, delivered 80% downtime. Their support was super unresponsive and they ghosted me when I asked for a refund. Glad I transferred to HostGator before they went dark forever "
 

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"Dude, I had the misfortune of using HostGator a few years back and it was a total nightmare - slow speeds, poor support, and ridiculously overpriced. Lucky for me, I managed to get a refund, but I'd say steer clear of those guys. Anyone have any good hosting recommendations?"
 

KAV2408

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Yeah, I had a bad experience with 010Host a few months back. They seemed legit at first, but after I reached the 1TB storage limit, their "premium" customer support just ghosted me. Ended up moving my sites to Vultr, been smooth sailing ever since
 

FokusPDA

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"Yup, I got burned by one of these scams last year. They promised me a 'lifetime' web hosting deal, but suddenly their site was down and my site was offline. Guess you can't get free stuff in this world!"
 

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"Dude, I had a nightmare experience with WebhostX, it was overpriced and the support was garbage, but luckily I was able to get a refund after some persistence. Just make sure to do your research and read the fine print before signing up with any new host. Has anyone else had any run-ins with WebhostX?"
 
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